Fayetteville experiments with tactical roundabout downtown

David Gottschalk
Bonnie Adams (right) with Travel with Care and Rachel Schaffner, project coordinator for Fayetteville’s Sustainability Department, paint the interior of a new mini-roundabout Thursday at Spring Street and School Avenue. The mini-roundabout is a pilot project to exemplify the concept of tactical urbanism. The project is similar to the temporary crosswalk in front of the Walton Arts Center’s Nadine Baum Studios.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Street design should adhere to the needs of an area and Tactical Urbanism provides a low-cost, quick fix to many of the city’s traffic concerns, according to city transportation and engineering officials.